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Dry Fork, West Virginia






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Coordinates: 38°5807N 79°3010W / 38.96861°N 79.50278°W / 38.96861; -79.50278
 

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Dry Fork, West Virginia
Dry Fork, West Virginia is located in West Virginia
Dry Fork, West Virginia

Dry Fork, West Virginia

Dry Fork, West Virginia is located in the United States
Dry Fork, West Virginia

Dry Fork, West Virginia

Coordinates: 38°58′07N 79°30′10W / 38.96861°N 79.50278°W / 38.96861; -79.50278
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyRandolph and Tucker
Elevation 2,205 ft (672 m)
Population
 (2010)[2]
 • Total781
 • Density6/sq mi (2/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
26263
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1554331[1]

Dry Fork is an unincorporated communityinRandolph and Tucker counties, West Virginia, United States. It is located along West Virginia Route 32, 3.5 miles (5.6 km) north-northeast of Harman. Dry Fork has a post office with ZIP code 26263.[3]

The community takes its name from nearby Dry Fork Cheat River.[4] It is near the Dolly Sods Wilderness.

Demographics[edit]

2010 census[edit]

At the 2010 census there were 781 people, 333 households, and 260 families living in the town. The population density was 6 inhabitants per square mile (2.3/km2). The racial makup of the town was 100% White.[5]

Of the 333 households 34.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.2% were married couples living together, 6.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 2.4% were non-families. 19.5% of households were one person.

16.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 4.99% were between the ages of 18 and 21; 19.5% were from 22 to 39; 33.5% were from 40 to 64; and 25.1% were 65 or older.

References[edit]

  • ^ "Population by County Subdivision in ZIP Code 26260". Statistical Atlas. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
  • ^ ZIP Code Lookup Archived June 15, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  • ^ Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 215.
  • ^ "Overview of Dry Fork, Tucker County, West Virginia (District)". Statistical Atlas. Retrieved March 9, 2021.

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